Sheriff's K9 recovering after being stabbed four times by suspect

A Stanislaus County sheriff's K9 is recovering after the dog was stabbed four times by a violent suspect, according to deputies. The dog was wounded last Friday at the Quick Stop on Paradise Road around 3 a.m.

With a green and blue ball in his mouth, and his handler Deputy Wade Carr by his side, Rocky, the K9 is on the road to recovery.

"As of right now, everything seems like he still is on the right track to being back on patrol," Stanislaus County Deputy Royjindar Singh said.

Singh said the 5-year-old dog was allegedly stabbed once in the head, twice in the neck and once in the back by 53-year-old Wesley Brackney. Those who know Brackney said this act of violence is out of character for the suspect.

"I see people cause problems out here all the time, and he ain't one of them," Eugene Merkle told FOX40.
Singh said Brackney told deputies he wanted to provoke them that morning.

"He had told deputies that, you know, he was showing aggression and being aggressive towards deputies because he wanted deputies to shoot him," Singh said.

FOX40 obtained surveillance footage that was captured around 3 a.m. last Friday, minutes before the incident.

"Clerk at the store thought that this person might be thinking about robbing the store, so that already has deputies on edge," Singh said.